July 31, 2003

The latest right-wing screed against gay marriage and in support of a constitutional amendment to outlaw same comes direct from the Senate Republicans. Notice how their central arguments against gay marriage seem to flow from the consequences of gay divorce - specifically as it would affect child support and the division of property. So the assertion isn't that recognizing loving same-sex relationship is the problem, but rather the (presumed) likelihood that such unions will fail. Could this be more evidence that the greater threat to marriage is not gay marriage but the way divorce laws have evolved in the past three decades? Strange how the focus is on marriage as a legal institution, not a "sacrament," which is a positive development as far as the separation of church and state.

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